erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of unclotted blood, expressed in millimeters per hour. Blood is collected in an anticoagulant and allowed to form a sediment in a calibrated glass column.
The Butterfly Circus (2009) The Butterfly Circus is the story of a renowned circus troupe traveling through the devastated American landscape at the height of the Great Depression, lifting the spirits of audiences ... See full summary Â».
The big news about chaos is supposed to be that the smallest of changes in a system can result in very large differences in that systemâs behavior. The so-called butterfly effect has become one of the most popular images of chaos. The idea is that the flapping of a butterflyâs wings in Argentina could cause a tornado in Texas three weeks later. By contrast, in an identical copy of the world sans the Argentinian butterfly, no such storm would have arisen in Texas.